The latest SB Nation BlogPoll has been released, and in voting that mirrors the Associated Press poll, the USC Trojans are ranked 24th and are facing the top-ranked Oregon Ducks. Here is the top 10:
| Rank | Team | Points/Blog | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Oregon Ducks | 24.97 | 69 |
| 2 | Auburn Tigers | 24.20 | 27 |
| 3 | Boise State Broncos | 22.85 | 9 |
| 4 | TCU Horned Frogs | 22.13 | -- |
| 5 | Michigan State Spartans | 20.95 | -- |
| 6 | Missouri Tigers | 20.24 | 1 |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 19.02 | -- |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers | 17.41 | -- |
| 9 | Utah Utes | 17.28 | -- |
| 10 | Oklahoma Sooners | 15.37 | -- |
USC isn't the only local team facing a ranked team this week. The UCLA Bruins host the Arizona Wildcats, ranked number 15 in the BlogPoll, Saturday at 12:30 p.m. PDT at the Rose Bowl.
The Pac-10 conference has four teams ranked in the BlogPoll top 25: Oregon, No. 12 Stanford, No. 15 Arizona, and No. 24 USC. Oregon State (No. 31) and Cal (No. 45) are in the "others receiving votes" section.
For more USC news and information, be sure to read the SB Nation blog Conquest Chronicles.
For more UCLA news and information, be sure to read the SB Nation blog Bruins Nation.